Experienced technical and business leader who enjoys both the technical and business aspects of building companies and products.
John co-founded Adometry in 2008 with nearly 20 years of technology and leadership experience. Prior to Adometry, John was an executive for the Walt Disney Internet Group, and where he was responsible for technical direction and implementation of Disney advertising technologies.
Before joining Disney, John was the VP of Engineering for educational software startup Stone Tablet Education, responsible for all technical implementation and operations. Dietz has also held leadership positions in other technology companies including Primus Knowledge Solutions, Sierra On-Line, and Click2Learn.com. John has a bachelors degree in Computer Science from Seattle University, a masters degree from the University of Washington in Educational Technology, and has pending patents for advertising forecasting and delivery algorithms.
Engineering Manager, Adometry @ From May 2014 to Present (1 year 8 months) Co-founder/VP Applications @ From October 2008 to May 2014 (5 years 8 months) Director, Software Engineering @ Managing the Advertising Systems engineering team responsible for all ad management, delivery, and tracking technology for Walt Disney Internet properties, including ESPN.com, Disney.com, ABC.com, ABCNews.com, and more. From April 2004 to October 2008 (4 years 7 months) VP, Technology @ Responsible for product development, technical operations, etc. From October 2002 to January 2007 (4 years 4 months) Engineering Manager @ From 2001 to 2003 (2 years) Engineering Manager @ From 2000 to 2001 (1 year) Development Manager @ From May 1992 to May 2000 (8 years 1 month)
Bachelor Degree, Computer Science @ Seattle UniversityMaster of Education, Educational Technology and Communications @ University of Washington John Dietz is skilled in: Start-ups, Management, Online Advertising, Wood, Agile Methodologies, Product Management, Analytics, Scalability, Software Development, Enterprise Software, Baseball, Product Development, Endorsements, sarcasm, SaaS